The Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish (''Melanotaenia parva'') is a species of freshwater
rainbowfish in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Melanotaeniinae. It was
endemic to
West Papua in
Indonesia. Its natural
habitat was only the small
Lake Kurumoi in the
Bird's Head Peninsula.
It is primarily threatened by
habitat loss, however it is unknown if the wild population still exists as it has probably been extirpated from its entire native range.
Sources
Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish
Freshwater fish of Western New Guinea
Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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